£32 Per Hour
Full Time
Temporary
Cheshire, Cheshire
Social Care
Posted 2 hours ago
Expires In 29 Days
Job Description
📍 Location: North West England
💰 Pay Rate: £32 per hour
🕒 Full-Time| Immediate Start
Are you a confident and experienced Qualified Social Worker ready to step into a pivotal role? We’re seeking a Independent Case Conference Chair to join a passionate and high-performing team in the North West.
This is a critical safeguarding role where your expertise will help shape the futures of vulnerable children and families. As Child Protection Chair, you'll independently lead and manage Initial and Review Child Protection Conferences, Children Looked After Reviews, and Foster Carer Annual Reviews, ensuring they are conducted within statutory timelines and meet all regulatory standards.
🌟 What You’ll Be Doing:
- Chairing complex multi-agency meetings, confidently managing challenging dynamics
- Ensuring statutory processes are followed and timelines are met
- Driving forward best outcomes for children and families through robust planning and oversight
- Collaborating with social workers and key partners to maintain a high standard of practice
- Monitoring care plans and making recommendations to improve service delivery
- Advocating for children’s voices to be heard in all decision-making processes
- Offering guidance to social workers, students, and other professionals as needed
🔍 What We’re Looking For:
- Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
- A minimum of 5 years’ post-qualified experience working with children and families
- Proven ability to chair multi-agency meetings confidently and effectively
- Strong working knowledge of child protection legislation and safeguarding procedures
- Ability to build meaningful relationships and challenge practice where needed
- Excellent communication, mediation, and negotiation skills
- A passion for quality, accountability, and improving outcomes for children
- A creative, forward-thinking, and reflective approach to practice
✨ Why Join Us?
- Competitive £42 per hour rate
- Opportunity to make a real impact in child protection and care planning
- Supportive working environment with a focus on professional standards and development
- Work with a well-established local authority team known for high-quality practice
This role is easily commutable from: Manchester, Northwich, Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, Wirral, Liverpool, Macclesfield, Skelmersdale, Wigan, Warrington, Chester , Bolton, Altrincham, Cheadle, Stockport, St Helens, Widnes, Crewe, Stoke-on Trent, Macclesfield, Winsford, Runcorn.
🔁 Not Quite the Right Fit?
We’re recruiting across all areas of Qualified Social Work, including: IRO, BIA, MASH, Children in Need, Duty & Assessment, Children Looked After, Adults’ Services, Team Manager, and more.
If this role isn’t right for you, please get in touch — we’d love to help you find one that is.
🎁 Referral Bonus Available! Not actively looking? Know someone who might be a perfect fit? Refer a colleague or friend and earn a generous referral bonus!
💬 Ready to apply or want to learn more? Get in touch today – we’re here to help 👇
Vicki Aspinall
Vicki.Aspinall@pprsocialcare.co.uk
07484906671
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Pertemps Professional Recruitment London
19 Great Winchester Street
London
Greater London
EC2N 2JA
0203 897 1477
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